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538 East 21 Street, Brooklyn

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538 East 21 Street at a glance

538 East 21 Street, Brooklyn has 14 open city records on file, 3 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Feb 24, 2026.

Open Class C
3
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
10
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
1
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
4
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Feb 24, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 538 East 21 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

D
Health score · Aug 5, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 549 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 3
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 10
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 9
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 5
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 538 East 21 Street

Showing the 300 most recent of 549 records; the CSV has the full history. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 538 East 21 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 13 summonses below, out of $13,210.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 538 East 21 Street
1788201Dec 28, 2023REPAIR IN-CAR EMERGENCY PHONE., CLEAN PIT., REPAIR UNDER CAR LIGHT., PMar 6, 2024Found in violation
549171Nov 8, 201856Y13,77M07,16B01,77X10. 56Y13-SEAL HOIST MACHINE (OIL LEAK); 77M07-PFeb 4, 2019Settled by stipulation
756739Dec 23, 201502X10 CAR OUTSIDE COMMUNICATIONS INOPERATIVE.May 9, 2016Found in violation
1122358Sep 23, 2015*21J01/ 70O02,38H11,67L10,110M07,03B09,40M07,42M07,68B07,43X10,69B11, Nov 9, 2015Found in violation
1042945Jun 3, 2014/05M07/67X10/37M07/ 05M07-PROVIDE DOOR ZONE LOCK. 67X10-REPAIR EMERGENApr 13, 2015Found in violation
1107546Jun 3, 2014/05M07/67X10/37M07/ 05M07-PROVIDE DOOR ZONE LOCK. 67X10-REPAIR EMERGENSep 22, 2014Found in violation
990386Jan 7, 201408V01,67X10,32B10,16M07,70O02,58L10. 08V-CAR LEVELING; 67X-CAR PHONE IFeb 24, 2014Found in violation
1049629Nov 26, 201397L07 - RETURN CAR TO SERVICE. "HAZARDOUS CONDITION"Jan 13, 2014Found in violation
846183Nov 4, 201305B01,05M07,67X10,40M07,37M07. 05B-ADJUST THE GAP ON THE BACK OF THE CDec 23, 2013Found in violation
850582Sep 17, 2012SEC. 3314.10.9. SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD DOES NOT MEET BLDG CODE STANDARDS. Nov 5, 2012Found in violation
630728Aug 18, 200939O02,14M07,29M07,20I11,97M07. 39 CLEAN CAR TOP 14 CAR MIRROR MISSING May 16, 2011Found in violation
625526May 2, 1997754465217Q21I35P36 46-REPLACE BROKEN SHADKLE SPRING CAR SIDE 52#REPAIRJan 5, 1998Written off
621035Mar 11, 199014I,17I,73#, 73. RESTORE ELEVATOR SERVICE FOR COMPLETE INSPECTION.May 18, 1992Written off